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Age structure > 0-14 years
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24.4 |
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[143rd of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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69.1 |
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[31st of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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6.6 %
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[96th of 225]
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Birth rate
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14.64 births/1,000 population |
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[146th of 226]
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Chinese population
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40,000 |
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[27th of 127]
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Death rate
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6.55 deaths/1,000 population |
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[144th of 226]
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Divorce rate
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0.47 per 1,000 people |
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[25th of 34]
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Ethnic groups
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2% |
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Gender development
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0.762 |
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[57th of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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43% |
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[139th of 199]
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Population
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1,274,189 |
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[152nd of 242]
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Population growth rate
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0.8% |
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[138th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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1,344 |
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[149th of 225]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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1 |
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[110th of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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0.97 male(s)/female |
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[143rd of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.03 male(s)/female |
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[148th of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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1.83 children born/woman |
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[152nd of 225]
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Total Population
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1,240,827 |
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[153rd of 227]
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Urban population
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527,139.3
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[150th of 195]
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Urbanization
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42 |
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[138th of 204]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; divorcereform.org2004; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius
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